A grand for 15 minutes
Written By Cecilia Huster
I went to Washington DC last week. It was a very expensive errand, but also very necessary. Here are some pictures from my trip.
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Panorama over the Potomac River taken near Watergate Complex
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![Vintage sign post in the historical part of Washington National Airport](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184313903-148SWR8EK7XUOY91KTXB/IMG_8674.jpeg)
Vintage sign post in the historical part of Washington National Airport
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![Air Control Tower at Washington National Airport](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184313632-0CXAAWFP99JZ7TPZFJCO/IMG_8676.jpeg)
Air Control Tower at Washington National Airport
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![Foggy Bottom Metro station in Georgetown](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184397557-JX76N8RGD40ESJB4DL7G/IMG_8709.jpeg)
Foggy Bottom Metro station in Georgetown
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![George Washington bust outside George Washington University](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184318334-FBQF05R2J7A5J90SAZTY/IMG_8677.jpeg)
George Washington bust outside George Washington University
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![Old house near my hotel in Georgetown](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184322710-TC1G56NSU72DOF4VLEAQ/IMG_8681.jpeg)
Old house near my hotel in Georgetown
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![Row of old houses in Georgetown](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184328387-D3HXWOFG5ZUTV40NKLXP/IMG_8682.jpeg)
Row of old houses in Georgetown
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![Katten is Swedish for "the cat"](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184329803-B9LVQU6DP4ZJ54B380CY/IMG_8684.jpeg)
Katten is Swedish for "the cat"
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![Sweden House houses both the Swedish and the Icelandic embassies](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184336173-IYF2DQJ67SQATD5YHJEP/IMG_8685.jpeg)
Sweden House houses both the Swedish and the Icelandic embassies
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![View toward Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Potomac](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184338839-0KED86W7CHN6CXXLERLK/IMG_8689.jpeg)
View toward Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Potomac
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![View toward the Rosevelt bridge](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184342205-XCWMB8ZHC17EPOHPKPXQ/IMG_8691.jpeg)
View toward the Rosevelt bridge
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![Sweden House from Rock Creek](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184349789-ZQ9MIIKVR5J9D6O80QAA/IMG_8693.jpeg)
Sweden House from Rock Creek
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![So many rental scooters](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184349743-LGZ187DYPAWOC6BSN68C/IMG_8694.jpeg)
So many rental scooters
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![Boats on the Potomac. Key Bridge in the background.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184360208-9IGFM0JEWJUZIZWMUSTH/IMG_8696.jpeg)
Boats on the Potomac. Key Bridge in the background.
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![This pagoda-like structure is part of the Watergate Complex](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184369132-B61BXUSE54NEDMZKGQZQ/IMG_8699.jpeg)
This pagoda-like structure is part of the Watergate Complex
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![Jamal Khashoggi Way by the Saudi Embassy](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184376513-BDDKFALIB35AICKOFCXX/IMG_8701.jpeg)
Jamal Khashoggi Way by the Saudi Embassy
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![Quaint houses in the Foggy Bottom Historical District](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184387202-E93GM4GW781SOVQRN82H/IMG_8702.jpeg)
Quaint houses in the Foggy Bottom Historical District
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![Cutest 7Eleven ever!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184392376-PT2U3GNT4VHLCJM0F3L1/IMG_8705.jpeg)
Cutest 7Eleven ever!
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![This logo reminds me of UK Post Office signage](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184391903-J2RDWD7HDAYDW7955E2U/IMG_8706.jpeg)
This logo reminds me of UK Post Office signage
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![Western-style-riding equestrian statue of George Washington](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184396872-ZTAHXP297LQPBE5Z4YQM/IMG_8707.jpeg)
Western-style-riding equestrian statue of George Washington
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![Rain at Dallas Love Field Airport](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63b735fd27e5ca7f0f089f7a/1684184399011-ZXIF0HZ0BYLBWH23YHIY/IMG_8710.jpeg)
Rain at Dallas Love Field Airport